Automobile rim with detachable side ring



y 1 1930. J. H. WAGENHORST AUTOMOBILE RIM WITH DETACHABLE SIDE RING Filed Jan. 19, 1925 JAE/IE8 r1. weennnonsr, orJJAcKs on, armamen- AUTOMOBILE RIM Vi 1TH .TJETAOELABLE SIDE RING' Application filed January 19,1923. Serial No. 613,585.

This invention relates generally to autoto the strength and rigidity of the rim and mobile rims, and more particularly to one also the holding power of the sockets. having a quick detachable tire retaining ring In connection with the rim base thus formed at the outer side thereof. I employ a detachable tire retaining ring G 5 Heretofore, this type of rim has been which is rolled from flat stock instead of formed with an annular groove at the outer from a hot rolled section and the foot porside thereof to receive the foot portion of the tion of this ring is formed into a plurality detachable ring, and the ring has been made of socket engaging members H and a number from ahot rolled section. of alternating flange engaging portions I The object of the present invention is to which rest upon the outer side of the flange provide a rim which will dispense with the and contact with said outer side while the annular groove or channel and also employ a members H fit into the sockets F as most detachable ring which is made from flat cold clearly shown in Figs-1 and 2.

rolled stock, and another object of the inven- A rim constructed in this manner is cheap tion is to provide a rim embodying these adand easy to make and possesses great strength 65 vantagcous features which can be easily atand rigidity and the quick detachable ring tached to a disk wheel body or a wheel body can be quickly and easily applied to and re having a flanged sheetmetal felly. moved from the rim base as required.

Another ob'ect is to )IOVlClQ a rim ossess- Furthermore this rm can be made from 3 1 l ta mg great strength and rigidity. flat cold rolled stock instead of the more eX 49 With these objects in view the invention pensive hot rolled section heretofore necesists in the various details of construction sary. a2- i, the manner of combining or arranging The rim is applied to a wheel body, either the same all of which will be fully described disk or spoke structure, on which a felly por 5 here fter and pointed out in the appended tion is provided havin the inclined seat porclaims. tion J upon which the inclined foot piece D In the drawings forming a part of this of the rim seats and also a leg K having a specification Fig. 1 is a side view of a portion flange L upon which the inner side of the rim of a disk wheel showing a portion of the imcontacts but the tensioning takes place upon 171:1 proved rim applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a plan the contacting tapers D and J. Folly bolts 86 view partly in section; Fi 3 is a sectional M are employed passing through the flange C cw 5n the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 and nutsN complete the fastening operation. is a secticnon the line -l l of Fig. 1. Having thus described my invention, what In carrying out my invention 1 provide a I claim is: flat sheet metal rim base A terminating at one 1. A rim base having a tire engaging flange side in the tire engaging flange B, and at at one side and an inwardly extending flange the other side there is provided an inwardly at the opposite side, said flangehaving a pluprojecting flange C. which at its inner edge rality of laterally oflset sockets punched terminates in an inclined seat portion D, therefrom at the junction of said flange and which is intended to seat or ride upon a corbase and a detachable tire retaining ring havrespondingly inclined seat portion in the ing a flange portion and a foot portion, said wheel body as hereafter explained. foot portion having spaced portions fitting At spaced intervals the flange C is punched into the sockets and spaced portions engagoutwardly as shown at E providing a pluing the outer side of the flange between the ii rality of spaced sockets F at the edge of the sockets. 95 rim base A and in punching the. flange out to 2. A. rim base having a tire engaging flange provide these sockets it is preferred to sever at one side thereof and an inwardly projectthe metal only at the outer edge and not at ing flange at the other side, said flange having the sides of the sockets. This is shown most a plurality of laterally offset sockets punched clearly in Fig. 2 and this method'adds greatly therefrom at the junction of said flange and the base, the said flange terminating at its inner edge in an oblique foot portion adapted to seat upon the correspondingly shaped por tion of a wheel body, and a detachable tire retaining ring having a flange portion and a foot portion, said foot portion havin spaced portions. fitting into the'sockets an s aced rtionsiengagmgthe outer side of the fl ange tween the sockets.

m 3. The combination of a rim base having a tire enga ing flange atone side and having an inward y extending flange at the, other side terminating in an inclined foot portion adapted to engage an inclined portion of a wheel body, said inwardly extending flange havi spaoed llaterallyiofliset sockets punched there rom; anda: detachable ring having spaeedtinwardly extending portions adapted to fit into saidsoekets, said inwardly extend ing flange-beingadapted for engagementby meansrfor securing the rim upon a wheel body. Intestimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature JAMES H. WAGENHORST. 

